Imperialism
What is the policy of extending a nation's power and influence over other territories?
Imperialism
This Caribbean island was fighting for independence from Spain.
Cuba
This was the major American naval base located in Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
This president believed in speaking softly but carrying a big stick
Roosevelt
The United States sent an admiral and warships to open this country to trade in the 1850s
Japan
This American battleship exploded in Havana Harbor in February 1898.
Maine
These profitable crops attracted American planters to Hawaii.
Bananas Sugar Pineapples
Roosevelt made trade much easier by building the
Panama Canal
What countries did the United States want to compete with by acquiring more territory?
Europe
This style of journalism used exaggerated headlines and sensational stories to sell newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
This Hawaiian queen was overthrown by American planters.
Queen Liliuokalani
This president led the United States during the Spanish-American War.
McKinley
The United States purchased this territory from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.
Alaska
This volunteer cavalry regiment, led by Theodore Roosevelt, fought in Cuba.
Rough Riders
This American businessman and planter helped lead the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
Sanford Dole
McKinley annexed these territories after the Spanish American War
Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Guam
Which admiral was sent to open up a certain Asian country for trade
This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War in December 1898.
Treaty of Paris?
This president officially annexed Hawaii in 1898.
McKinley
This foreign policy encouraged American businesses to invest money in Latin America.
Dollar Diplomacy